This day I love.......: magical

We have been gifted tickets to watch a performance of The Snowman in exchange for this post. All words are my own opinion.

There are certain things that signify Christmas to me or if you like certain traditions that need to happen. For example, we put up our Christmas tree the weekend after my Mums birthday. It doesn’t feel like Christmas until Mariah Carey has played on the radio [you know which song I mean] and we have to watch The Snowman on Christmas day. One of my favourite traditions is taking the children to a pantomime or a Christmas show and this year we are really looking forward to watching The Snowman accompanied by a live orchestra.

In fact something magical is happening this December across the UK.

Raymond Briggs classic The Snowman will be shown across some stunning venues and some of the country's finest Cathedrals and will be accompanied by musicians from the UKs top orchestras. This magical performance sounds perfect for our live Christmas performance this year.

The venues look just as magical as the classic animation is. Accompanied with a world class orchestra I think we are in for a real Christmas treat. This will be the first time we have watched a live orchestra accompany an animation and I am really looking forward to it. Not knowing what to expect I think the anticipation adds to the magic.

The magic of live music, the feel of the music vibrating through the stunning buildings will, I am sure, give the snowman a completely new magical feeling to it. The Snowman itself brings the feeling of Christmas magic to many of us at Christmas time. This really will be the perfect Christmas treat.

Carrot productions have staged over 200 productions of the Snowman across the UK and the 2019 tour dates can be found here . In previous years the dates have sold out very quickly which shows how fantastic it must be, and with the tour staying in one location for a limited amount of time it is advisable to book early so you don’t miss out!

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You may have seen in an earlier post that next year I plan on renovating my youngest daughters bedroom. If you ask her her favourite colour she says rainbow and her favourite things are mermaids, dogs and unicorns, so with these things in mind I want to create her a magical bedroom.

I am currently researching different painting methods. This may sound strange but I am wanting to incorporate a feature rainbow wall for her. I am looking at several different methods including using bubble wrapping to print different colours onto her wall, using bubbles themselves to paint and creating sections within the wall for a more defined rainbow. I am not sure which method to use yet, I like the idea of the bubbles but I am struggling to find a way to make it work.

On this feature wall I also intend to either paint or find a large enough wall sticker of a unicorn, to add a touch of sparkle I would also like to find some glitter to add to the wall. I have started to put together a Pinterest board of my ideas of how I would like the walls to look.

https://pin.it/lpdz5di4vyjsnq

I would like to use pastel colours on the other 3 walls. Maybe using different colours to try and keep with her love for rainbows. I am not sure if I will add glitter though as I want the feature wall to really stand out. Instead I want to decorate with art work that also captures the other things she loves mermaids, and of course dogs.

Looking through the internet I have found some beautiful art work at a very reasonable price for her bedroom wall. Arthaus is an independent and self funded market place that currently showcases the work of over 400 artists. This means there is an enviable collection of art that continuously grows and changes as more artists add their work. The price is also set by the artists themselves so there are plenty of beautiful artwork at very affordable prices. I simply fell in love with this piece and ordered it for her bedroom.

To incorporate mermaid into her bedroom I have decided to look for a blackout blind with a mermaid scale pattern. The wall which the window is on I think I will paint a lighter colour in order to have the blind stand out as art of its own.

I am actually really excited to start this project and know it won't happen quickly as I am not the fastest at painting but I cannot wait for it to unfold and also to see her face once it is complete. I am also hoping to film the transformation so you can see everything come together over on YouTube.

Arthaus have very kindly offered a framed print to one lucky reader of this blog to enter follow the widget below which also contains the full terms and conditions. In addition the code THISDAY20 entitles you to 20% off any print or frame until midnight Monday 3rd December.

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I have a huge sweet tooth, I think everyone knows that by now. One thing I cannot resist is sweets, in particular marshmallows. At our wedding day our centre pieces were jars filled with marshmallows for our guests to enjoy. I therefore know my marshmallows, or so I thought.

At Britmums live this year I met a company who make personalised marshmallows, boomf. In fact their original idea was to print your Instagram images onto marshmallows. They have since extended this so you can upload images or use Facebook photos too.

I really loved this idea. Imagine how great it would have been at our wedding to have had personalised marshmallows. It would have made great favours and a much better centre piece. I decided to give boomf a try.

My preferred choice of web browser is chrome and for some reason I was unable to select my images but when I switched to Internet explorer I had no problems. After this switch I selected images from my Instagram account and arranged them onto boomf. The site gave me advice onto the best photos to choose, those that were not too dark. I found the site really easy to use and other than the issue with chrome has no further issues placing my order.

Boomf is delivered worldwide for free and mine arrived within a few days. Boomf is designed to fit through the letter box so there is no need to wait in for it to be delivered. I opened the box and was really pleased with what I saw.

The images were great and of a good quality. I loved how they looked and thought that it would make a fantastic gift. Although they looked fantastic the proof is obviously in how they taste. The girls could not wait to get stuck in

They tasted great. My youngest quickly showed one straight in her mouth so she could have another, and my eldest kept asking for more. She did point out that it had her photo on so therefore it was hers. It was difficult to argue with that logic. I did manage to sneak one past her though, I loved them so much I am wanting to order another box. They are vanilla flavour but not too sweet and are flavoured just right. Great texture and they seem to melt in your mouth.

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Recently the girls visited London for an event at Warner Brothers, #WBmums. I was very excited for the girls as I knew they would enjoy the experience. What I hadn't thought about was London itself.

You see, I am not really a city person. I like to be outdoors and looking at trees and grass, not buildings. The city life just doesn't suit me, I tried it and it did not work. I know others love it and that is fine I have no problem with that. I do love the beautiful looking buildings in cities and it is great to visit, I just could not live there again. Well not at the minute anyway.

Yet when you stop and look at London through the eyes of a child, you realise how wonderful it is, no really it is. You see how magical it is and how much there is to explore. Take for example buses. They never go down our street here and if we are lucky we see maybe 1 whilst we are out and about. Yet in London we saw one every minute, each one greeted with a delightful shout from my youngest 'BUS' at the top of her voice and pointing, whilst the eldest sang 'Wheels on the bus' and did all the actions.

The London Underground, perhaps you might think not a very exciting place but again through the eyes of a child it is amazing! First there is a train every minute and if the children are train obsessed it is great fun, get on one and then get onto another, ride the train all day! Then there are the tunnels themselves, yep great fun for the girls to explore. The magic train barrier which opens with the special ticket, how amazing and how much fun is that. Finally not to mention the escalators.

The girls love the magic stairs. The look on their faces as they see them and they shout 'magic stairs', run towards them and then stand on them all happy and giggling to each other. It is so amazing to look at the world through children's eyes, how much fun a place it is.

Everything becomes more magical and anything is possible.

This day I love London through little eyes

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